As we’ve all been hearing, the prediction for 2016 is that prices will be rising all over and unfortunately, I seem to be no exception. Costs in production and shipping went up a shocking amount last year so I have to hike up my rates, (sorry about that), but the good news is that I’m selling off my existing stock for 2015 prices so there’s still time to get while the gettin’s good!

Everything in the Promises Shop and Etsy Store will be available at existing prices from now until February 1st or until stock runs out. After that, I’m afraid I have to join the rest of the rat-race.

You’ve got your ideas in writing and your strips all drawn out now “all” you have to do is post them, simple right?

Sure it is!

Until there’s a hiccup in your WordPress install and you can’t figure out what it’s doing and the wiki is full of language you’re unfamiliar with and the forums are overflowing with scrambled piles of information that might be right if you knew how to phrase the question you needed to ask and now it’s doing some kind of magic and did you just do something that ends up ordering an air strike on a foreign country*!?!

Don’t even get me started on the updates.

If you’re like me and can’t afford a lot of help but don’t want to be the jerk who is perpetually mooching free tech support, you should talk to my friend JJ. He is a top-drawer web wizard with over a decade of experience, he’s been a huge help to me on this comic and Promises Promises and he’s set up a tech support reward tier on his Patreon page. So for ten bucks a month**, you’ll have access to someone who can answer your questions and point you in the right directions. He’s even offering a discount on bigger jobs for patrons. Personally, I think it’s worth it just to have as insurance for update glitches, but he’s a gold mine of information for anyone who’s getting started or just needs an answer to that one question.

https://www.patreon.com/cultofbob
*Probably not, but I never really know.
**Patreon is a subscription service but there’s no lock-in, you can cancel any time you want.

It’s free and simple to use, as you can see from the screen grab below, the interface is pretty similar to the desktop version.

If you’re not a Patreon backer yet, I certainly encourage you to try it out, (https://www.patreon.com/jrfaulkner). You can pledge any amount you’re comfortable with and cancel at any time. If you pledge today, your name will be added to the patrons page, you’ll get access to all of the bonus making-of Knight & Dave stuff, early access to new comics, exclusive live-draw sessions plus all of the bonus content I published during the Promises Promises campaign! All that and the warm-fuzzy feeling that goes with knowing you’re making it possible for your favourite creators to keep making the work you enjoy – What a deal!

I know the stores are already way ahead of me on the, “get a jump on Christmas”, campaigning but I just can’t bring myself to post about holiday stuff before Halloween. So, without further ado, I’m happy to announce the new addition to my Holiday Monsters card series: Centaur Claus!

They’re available now in my Etsy shop, $15.00 per dozen or if you prefer a variety, you can mix and match them with your other favourite designs.